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Phuket police bust minivan-riding meth mule
Phuket police bust minivan-riding meth mule
PHUKET: A 24-year-old man was arrested while attempting to smuggle 167 methamphetamine pills (ya bah) onto Phuket last night (Feb 13).
Valentine's Day Quiz: Questions of love and romance
Valentine's Day Quiz: Questions of love and romance
This Valentine’s Day The Phuket News is putting your knowledge of love and romance to the test with our bumper quiz. Try your luck answering some of these tricky questions and find out if your Valentine’s Day game is up to scratch. Good luck! The answers are at the bottom of the page.
Phuket Poll: Should Thailand build the Kra Canal?
Phuket Poll: Should Thailand build the Kra Canal?
PHUKET: Since The Phuket News posted its special report on the Kra Canal earlier this month, the potential mega-project has rated high in the news with international press reports from Malaysia and Singapore attempting to downplay the importance the canal could have for Thailand.
Phuket hunt for coral-touching divers reveals speedboat danger ‘safety stop’
Phuket hunt for coral-touching divers reveals speedboat danger ‘safety stop’
PHUKET: A dive tour boat operator has responded to reports of divers holding onto corals off Phuket with the explanation that the divers were forced to take action as speedboats were passing dangerously overhead.
Phuket to celebrate Chinese New Year Feb 21, Lantern Festival returns
Phuket to celebrate Chinese New Year Feb 21, Lantern Festival returns
PHUKET: Unlike elsewhere in Thailand, official celebrations for Chinese New Year in Phuket will not begin until Feb 21, while the Phuket Lantern Festival, after taking a hiatus last year, makes its return this year taking place from Feb 9 through to Mar 2.
Phuket rescue workers catch three-metre long python with bare hands
Phuket rescue workers catch three-metre long python with bare hands
PHUKET: Members of the Phuket Raumjai Rescue Foundation yesterday found and caught a three-metre long python found in bushes in the central reservation of Pra Phuket Kaew Rd in Kathu.
Police arrest third Phuket bus drug mule in five days
Police arrest third Phuket bus drug mule in five days
PHUKET: Tha Chatchai Police yesterday arrested a 24-year-old Thai man caught attempting to transport Category 1 drugs through the Phuket Checkpoint on a Hat Yai-Phuket bus.
Phuket state kindergartens to remain open year-round
Phuket state kindergartens to remain open year-round
PHUKET: All state-run kindergartens on the island to remain open year-round, including through regular school holidays, as apart of a government initiative to support working parents.
Kamala hotels threatened with temporary closure over release of untreated wastewater
Kamala hotels threatened with temporary closure over release of untreated wastewater
PHUKET: Hotels in Kamala are set to face temporary closure if they are found to have been releasing untreated wastewater into the Ketnee Canal a local official government official has confirmed today.
Phuket airport on track to serve 18mn pax per year
Phuket airport on track to serve 18mn pax per year
PHUKET: The B5.14-billion upgrades to Phuket International Airport are on track for completion by June this year, bringing the airport’s capacity to 18 million passengers per year.
Russian women reveal details behind illegal Phuket coral possession charges
Russian women reveal details behind illegal Phuket coral possession charges
PHUKET: Two Russian women unable to leave Thailand while waiting to face harges of illegal possession of corals in court have spoken out about how they came to be in possession of the corals that has left them stranded in Phuket on B40,000 bail.
Is blurring licence plates on tourist buses, vans and taxis legal in Phuket?
Is blurring licence plates on tourist buses, vans and taxis legal in Phuket?
It seems that nearly every time you wait at a set of traffic lights in Phuket, there is a tourist minivan or even bus with licence plate so blurred it looks like the damage was done intentionally. Want to know what the legal position on this is? Read on...
Phuket Opinion: In support of sane solutions
Phuket Opinion: In support of sane solutions
PHUKET: The Phuket City Development Co Ltd (PKCD) will this month be rolling out its Airport to Rawai bus service which will transport tourists and residents between Phuket’s popular west coast tourist towns and the Phuket International Airport.
HRH Princess Sirivannavari to arrive in Phuket
HRH Princess Sirivannavari to arrive in Phuket
PHUKET: HRH Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana will arrive in Phuket on Sunday (Feb 11) to commemorate the ground-breaking ceremony of the Marine Endangered Species Andaman Rescue Centre at the Phuket Marine Biological Centre (PMBC).
Phuket’s The Nai Harn raises the bar with new Chef de Cuisine
Phuket’s The Nai Harn raises the bar with new Chef de Cuisine
PHUKET: The Nai Harn, Phuket’s only member of the Leading Hotels of the World with its views overlooking Nai Harn Beach, has further raised the bar for food and beverage with the appointment of David Attwater as the skilled new Chef de Cuisine.
Phuket City FC backtrack after questions raised against legality
Phuket City FC backtrack after questions raised against legality
FOOTBALL: In the latest bamboozling twist of what is being touted as the island’s football team, Phuket City FC will play its current season in the Thai League while wearing the badge of a club based in Chonburi, some 900-plus kilometres away.
BISP golfer victorious at HSBC Junior Open
BISP golfer victorious at HSBC Junior Open
GOLF: Representing the Thai national team, Vanchai “Mark” Luangnitikul produced a stunning individual victory at the recent HSBC Junior Open held in China on the very difficult Fusion Golf Club course and in extremely testing conditions.
Phuket events to promote Unesco ‘City of Gastronomy’ status
Phuket events to promote Unesco ‘City of Gastronomy’ status
PHUKET: Three separate events will be held in Phuket Town and Patong to promote the Phuket City’s status as a Unesco City of Gastronomy and to give local residents and tourists the opportunity to explore the island’s culinary heritage.
Phuket’s Bus Terminal 2 upgrades to automatic ticketing, queuing systems
Phuket’s Bus Terminal 2 upgrades to automatic ticketing, queuing systems
PHUKET: Rassada Municipality yesterday (Feb 8) held a meeting together with the Phuket Provincial Land Transportation Office (PLTO) to focus on improving the standard of services at Phuket Bus Terminal 2 in Rassada.
Donations made to Phuket homeowners whose houses were destroyed by fire
Donations made to Phuket homeowners whose houses were destroyed by fire
PHUKET: Following a fire in Phuket Town on Monday (Feb 5) that destroyed four houses and slightly damaged a fifth, Phuket Red Cross officials, Kusoldharm Foundation, Phuket Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) and Lion Club Phuket on Tuesday (Feb 6) visited the four homeowners and presented them with donations.